a.c. transit wants to run more buses across the bay bridge as part of the big service changes. the a.c. nsit board is considering a proposal with a number of changes. $48 million worth of changes. there is a proposal, too, to add routes in oakland with a park-'n-ride opening. the increases service could lead to higher fares. a.c. transit said there will be public hearings. >> there are more signs the housing market is on solid ground. here is jane king with the bloomberg business report business. >> foreclosure activity declining as the housing market improves. filings fell 34 percent in august compared to last year and property prices climb to make it easier to sell. nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation and then florida, ohio, and maryland. >> wall street is continuing rally but a plunge in apple limited the gains. >> wal-mart has the top 20 holiday toys picked by kids. classic favorites like barbie dream house, and elmo's toy are on the list including hot wheels twister. wal-mart is say the holiday layaway plan starts tomorrow. that is the news from the new york stock

a.c. transit bus and a fire engine as well with caltrans vehicles. following this they will get the bridge ready to open. they don't have much work ahead. they will sweep it and do a skirt check and after that -- security check and after that the bridge will be open. the chp will be looking for people pulling over on the side of the road hoping to be one of the first cars to cross the bridge. you could get a ticket if you pull off. what we are looking at in the next couple hours the bridge should open. i have gone across it. it is beautiful. you will enjoy it when you drive across the new eastern span of the bay bridge. >> thank you. >>> friands and family -- friends and family are mourning the loss of two women killed this morning. ktvu's ann rubin is live with more. >> reporter: they wish the crash could have been prevented. especially knowing the driver had a run in with police moments before. >> reporter: the accident happened here. but officials with chp say the trouble startered 3/4 miles away -- started 3/4 miles away. they chose not to pursue

a.c. transit, and ace train, all in good shape. >> mike? >> we will take a look at what is going on as far as our forecast. we a few showers in the high country. the biggest thunderstorms have been around las vegas causing quite a bit of flooding. you could have issues getting around that. as far as the forecast we are it will going to see a thunderstorm or two in the high country today especially around yosemite national park, 89. the winds are blowing out to the east and taking the smoke away from tahoe and today you are cloudy and 77 and near 90 in sacramento and 100 in fresno and 105 in palm spring and 87 in los angeles. kristen and eric? >> 11 years, more than $6 billion later, bay area commuters are finally driving the new eastern span of the bay bridge. >> we have coverage from the first morning commute of the new span. >> it has been three years since the deadly pipeline explosion and fire. we find out how san bruno is >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good morning. you are looking at the first morning comm

a.c. transit stepped up. >> the other charter bus would have come out of vallejo so the good news is that passengers are already being offloaded to ac transit and all they need to do is get the bus moved off the bridge. >> in the meantime traffic is backed up to macarthur made here >> the drive time is running about 24 minutes and it could double if they do not get that bus out of their peer >> hears the alternate the san mateo bridge is getting a little heavy now all across this tram but on the approach appeared >> and looking at the commune in the east bay hears the east shore freeway traffic is slow all the way across the spanish to concede they're starting to get some slow traffic on 680 south and not as bad as yet today appeared >> heavy traffic here at 17 at 280 northbound and the north bay ride starts to pick up some slowing as you his life from highway 37 to lucas valley road appeared >> the overall drive time is not bad. >> as head over to the weather center perry >> we are waking up to some cool temperatures and the north bay upper '40's early in napa and santa rosa appeared >>

a.c. transit, and ace train is not running. we have a holiday monday schedule for the ferries so make sure that you check the website and check our website, that is, and make sure you are running on time. the san mateo bridge shows traffic running westbound terrific and it is still quiet, hopefully it stays that way for the holiday. >> and dramatic video as a car is pushed away by floodwaters in southern californi >> covering daly city, dublin, los gatos and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> good labor day morning at 4:42. a look at the toll plaza and tomorrow...in 24 40s or so maybe we will see traffic moving through here again when the bridge is scheduled to re-open at 5:00 a.m. >> the highway patrol is reminding drivers the normal rules of the road apply on the new bridge. this is how driving across the new eastern span will look. if you are tempted to pull over to snap photos, c.h.p. says do not do it! >> it is illegal. it is unsafe for any vehicle to pull over on the shoulder or center median for anything other than

a.c. transit would chip in and ferries. the 60-day cooling off period ends october 10th. a strike could happen the next day. reporting live from santa clara, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. a santa clara high school math teacher is accused of having sex with a minor. police arrested him shortly after officers interviewed him at police headquarters. he was booked into santa clara jail on multiple counts of unlawful sex with a minor. he's been placed on a leave of absence with the school. santa clara high school has sent out a warning letter to the parents. >>> we have information on a teacher arrested on abuse charges earlier this year. joseph martin worked at woodside elementary in concord since 1991. he now faces a possible life prison sentence if convicted of abusing more than a dozen former students. the contra costa times has uncovered an internal school district report from 2006 warning that martin was a possible abuse threat to his students. administrators failed to notify police and allowed him to continue teaching before his arrest in

a.c. transit, muni and the ferries. the 580 may allow trucks.ighway 24 will have temporary hov lanes near the tunnels. even with all this expect a mess compared to july's 5 day holiday strike. >> people are back from vacation, school started. we are in october. we expect more traffic and less ability for people to extend their holiday or take one. >> reporter: when ramped up the 200 buses will cost $300,000 a day. giving bart 3 weeks of bus service before more money would have to be allocated. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> you can download our ktvu app for traffic, and public transit information to help you get to work in the event of a strike. >>> changes are in store for san francisco's muni to improve service on the underground lines. they plan to begin double boarding. right now trains stack up at the same platform but passengers can only load on the front one. now they will be able to board two rains at the same time and muni also plans to run three car trains to ease crowding. the changes are set to begin in two months. >>> police are

a.c. transit is consideration lending more buses across the bay bridge. the board is looking at a proposal to increase transbay service. this is a plan to add routes in oakland with a park-'n-ride option. the increased service could lead to higher fares. breaking news in colorado: two people have been killed in flash flooding in boulder county. evacuations are underway and high water are keeping search-and-rescue teams from reaching stranded residents and drivers. a dam has given way and residents are ordered to be ready to evacuate with hand step evacuations in jamestown. just of colorado at bolder canceled all classes and students say every building on campus is flooded. >> now the crisis in syria and putin's stinging op-ed piece written by the russian president. in it he takes both president obama and the idea of american exceptionalism to task causing it "dangerous." his op-ed comes asset of state john kerry arrived in switzerland to meet with the russian counterpart. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo joins from the newsroom. katie? >> officials were

a.c. transit and the ferries.ou can also explore our realtime traffic maps to see the worst gridlock during the closer. check out live, streaming individual row of our yerba buena island camera to watch the construction. as soon as the bridge opens we will notify our twitter followers. follow us @abc7 news bay area. this week there's a new option for getting around. cities now have a new regional bike share program that kicked off last thursday. >> two, one! woo-hoo! >> and they are off. san francisco mayor edison lee and others taking the inaugural spin. 700 of these distinctive blue bikes are now available to the public 24/7. at 70 stations in san francisco, san jose and other peninsula cities. >> we all the gridlock we are having, getting rid of cars is a huge deal. >> here is how it works. cyclists use a credit card to buy a membership. for a year, three days or just one. during that time they can take as many 30-minute jaunts as they would like. if you ride longer, you will have to pay more. >> you put your k

a.c. transit and the ferries. you can also explore our realtime traffic maps to see the worst gridlock during the closer. check out live, streaming video of our yerba buena island camera to watch the construction. as soon as the bridge opens we will notify our twitter followers. follow us @abc7newsbayarea. this week there's a new option for getting around. that's stan fran, san jose and three peninsula cities now have a new regional bike-sharing program that kicked off last thursday. >> two, one! woo-hoo! >> and they are off. san francisco mayor ed lee and others taking the inaugural spin. 700 of these distinctive blue bikes are now available to the public 24-7. at 70 stations in san francisco, san jose and other peninsula cities. with the downtown traffic and all the gridlock we are having, getting rid of cars is a huge deal. >> here is how it works. cyclists use a credit card to buy a membership. for a year, three days or just one. during that time they can take as many 30-minute jaunts as they would like. if yo

a.c. transit that came off. it was a charter bus stalled. i want to show you some of the alternate routes. you can see how the red is there. getting down to the san mateo bridge, may be a little bit of a hassle. southbound 80 slow from 238, the san mateo bridge, not such a good alternate, i would say. it's very slow across. but then again, the bay bridge is so slow, it's having a big effect on 580 in oakland. look at 580. 5le 0 is backed up for a second -- 580 is backed up for a second day in a row. plan ahead. 8:03. >>> thank you. tomming or news -- the -- topping our news, the investigation goes on into a big fire in west oakland that damaged two homes. is started at 3:30 a.m. on 24th street near market. ktvu's alex savidge is back now. you've been out there since 4:30 to tell us how the fire victims got away from the fast moving flames, alex savidge. >> reporter: the people sleeping inside the two homes woke up to smoke and flames inside their units and they thankfully managed to get out and escape this early-morning house fire. let me sh

a.c. transit and vta will be on a holiday schedule as well. >>> police in richmond are searching for a second suspect after a seven and a half-hour standoff. brian flores is right where this happened -- happened. he just spoke to police. >> reporter: about 40 minutes ago police moved into the home where the suspect barricaded himself. a tow truck here is here to remove a car that crashed after being carjack. the suspect literally barricaded himself in a home for six hours. he's been arrested. this all happened after midnight. a woman driving a car like a toyota camry was visiting her friend in the 2800 block of shane drive. when she left the home, that's when police say a man carrying a gun told her to give her her car and her belongings. she did but the suspect crashed the just a couple of blocks away. the victim called police and the carjacker ran into the home. it's unclear whether he's the homeowner or if there were other residents in the home. but a short time later, police arrived and created a five- block perimeter. >> there was a firearm recovered inside the vehicle. once the s.w.a.t.